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Title: Apparatus for storing high magnetic fields having reduced mechanical forces and reduced magnetic pollution

Abstract

The present invention identifies several configurations of conducting elements capable of storing extremely high magnetic fields for the purpose of energy storage or for other uses, wherein forces experienced by the conducting elements and the magnetic field pollution produced at locations away from the configuration are both significantly reduced over those which are present as a result of the generation of such high fields by currently proposed techniques. It is anticipated that the use of superconducting materials will both permit the attainment of such high fields and further permit such fields to be generated with vastly improved efficiency.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867774
Patent Number(s):
5006672
Assignee:
University of California Patent, Trademark & Copyright Office (Alameda, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
apparatus; storing; magnetic; fields; reduced; mechanical; forces; pollution; identifies; configurations; conducting; elements; capable; extremely; purpose; energy; storage; experienced; field; produced; locations; configuration; significantly; result; generation; currently; proposed; techniques; anticipated; superconducting; materials; permit; attainment; generated; vastly; improved; efficiency; significantly reduce; conducting elements; improved efficiency; conducting material; energy storage; magnetic field; magnetic fields; superconducting material; significantly reduced; superconducting materials; vastly improved; mechanical forces; reduced mechanical; mechanical force; elements capable; magnetic pollution; /174/323/335/505/

Citation Formats

Prueitt, Melvin L, Mueller, Fred M, and Smith, James L. Apparatus for storing high magnetic fields having reduced mechanical forces and reduced magnetic pollution. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Prueitt, Melvin L, Mueller, Fred M, & Smith, James L. Apparatus for storing high magnetic fields having reduced mechanical forces and reduced magnetic pollution. United States.
Prueitt, Melvin L, Mueller, Fred M, and Smith, James L. Tue . "Apparatus for storing high magnetic fields having reduced mechanical forces and reduced magnetic pollution". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867774.
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title = {Apparatus for storing high magnetic fields having reduced mechanical forces and reduced magnetic pollution},
author = {Prueitt, Melvin L and Mueller, Fred M and Smith, James L},
abstractNote = {The present invention identifies several configurations of conducting elements capable of storing extremely high magnetic fields for the purpose of energy storage or for other uses, wherein forces experienced by the conducting elements and the magnetic field pollution produced at locations away from the configuration are both significantly reduced over those which are present as a result of the generation of such high fields by currently proposed techniques. It is anticipated that the use of superconducting materials will both permit the attainment of such high fields and further permit such fields to be generated with vastly improved efficiency.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
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